Vanity box and compact therefor



Nov. 6, 1928. I 1,690,587

J. L. M ATREE VANITY BOX AND COMPACT THEREFOR Filed March 17, 1928avweuboz Z 21: W; 331, AL abhor/nu s I Patented Nov. 6 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT-OFFICE.

JOHN MOATREE, or BROOKLYN,- NEW YORK, ASSIGLNCR 'ro SGOVILL MANUFACTUR-ING COMPANY, or WATERBURY, cennnorronna CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT.

VANITYBOX AND COMPACT THEREFOR.

Application filed March 17, 1928. Serial No. 262,534.

This invention relates to certain improvements in the small boxes orcases now commonly known as vanity cases.

These cases are usually made of light metal and capacitated to holdtoilet articles such as powder or rouge compacts, the boxes being madeto hold either one such toilet article or two, the former being known asa single case and the latter as a double case. in merchandising thistype of case, the compacts or other toilet articles are sold under avariety of trade names and ,the cases are usually decorated either byetching, enamelling or the like, or by suitable pasters secured to thecase identifying the particular kind of compact or rouge sold with thecase, or identifying the malrer. Where a dealer carries in stock anumberof different brands, he requires a box or case for each brand. Itfrequently occurs that one brand will sell faster than another with theconsequence that the dealer will be out of a particular brand and. willbe stocked up with a number of boxes containing other brands.

It is the special object of the present in vcntion to provide a vanitycase and a compact therefor in which the vanity case is provided with acut-out and the compact is decorated with any desired indicia indicativeof its character or maker, such compact being removably held in the boxand exposed through the cut-out.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved constructionwhereby the compacts will be readily and quickly placed in the boxes andso that where a dealer desires he need carry but one type of box and canchange the compact as necessary or desirable.

A further object of the invention is to produce a case of this characterwhich shall be of neat and attractive appearance and in which the partsare few, so that the case can be cheaply made and as embled.

Vith these and other objects not specifically referred to in view, theinvention consists in certain novel parts, arrangements and combinationswhich will be described in connection with the accompanying drawings andthe novel features pointed out in the.

claims hereunto annexed.

. Referring now to these drawings:

Figure 1 is a front edge view of the improved case and compact, the boxbeing shown closed;

Figure 2 is a face view of the box of- Figure 1, thebox being {shownopen;

Figure 3 is a face view of the box and Figure 4 is a sectional view onan enlarged scale, the section being taken on line 4& of Figure 2.

Referring now to these drawings, the box selected. to illustrate theinvention is what is known as a double box, that is, a box having a bodyand a cover pivotally associated therewith and capacitated to hold twotoilet articies such as compacts, It will be under stood, however, thatthe box shown is merely illustrative of the invention and that theinvention, as to its broader features, may

andvili be used in boxes of widelyvarying form.

Referring now to the specific case shown, such case includes a box 1,and a cover 2, these parts being formed with side walls 3 meeting in thethin edge as indicated, at l. In accordance with the invention, one orboth members of the case are formed with a central opening indicated at5 surrounded by a marginal flange indicated at 6, the inner edge of thisflange being preferably slightly beveled as indicated at 7. Theparticular box shown is provided with one of these cut-outs, the cut-outbeing shown in. the cover, but it will be understood that each member ofthe case may be thus formed.

Secured in the case and supported by the flange 6 is a toilet articleshown as a compact 8 carried on the usual metal base 9. This compact issupported in the box so that its bottom or base is visible through thecutout, and in accordance with the invention, the base is provided withany desired decoration. This decoration may be applied to the base inany suitable manner,but in the particular construction shown, is formedon a label of paper indicated at 10, this paper being secured as bypasting to the base, It will be understood, of course, that. if desired,the base itself may be decorated as by etching or in any other suitablemanner.

It will be seen that with this construction, the compact forms in itselfthe cover or bottom of the case and the same case may be employed forcompacts having various distinguishing indicia.

The compacts are supported in the case so as to be readily removed.Vhile this may be efi'ected in' ar-ions; Ways, in the pa rticulalaexpeditious avay. VVhile th iniventio'n has construction shown, the twoparts'of the box been shown and "described in its preferred arepivotally associated on ahinge llgwvhi'ch" form, it will be understoodthat Various is jor nedon twobezelmembers-13;, 14,,yhich changes-n aybelnade in thershapeiandzfom n 5 are snappedi pastnn inturned rim .onthe! ott;-the:caseanctcompact and tin thmmeansjttor wallsof the case,the parts being thus asholding the compacts in position in the casesociated together. Thesesbezelsnre providedr2Withoutzdepartingdrom theinvention as de- With fixed nibs l6 and amovable nib shown fined in theappended claims. in the form of a spring.ivire 1. havinganv WV-hatIcIaim -iSF' I 10 inturned end 18 projecting inward through 1. In avanity case, the combination of a dVhen -it --is desired body" and a-cover, one"of the'se par-tsbe'ing the Wall of the bejZe1. to remove thecompact,- by movlngthe' spring provided- Ht-H 211 opening Slll-TOUndby an-- inwardly; the: bezel; is freed and may bereannular flange and acompact holding base moved from theca-se-and another compact having anexteriorproifidedwith identifica- IS-rmay be-substituted therefor. 1 Ifdesireeha V tion--mans and 'removably-retained-indire-- ing the aKtStogether; The case-maybe of various shapes, that opening-e I shown beinga preferred oneas it forms a 2'.--In:van-it'ycase-,--the-co1nbination;of a 20-small thi'n dic 0f attractive;appearance. bo'djr -and a cover WV-here the 3 case members-- are shownthe compact will; be simi-h 1y shaped an annuhirfflange; a and-Will projeet through the cut-out in the having a label orithe case. It willbe=-understood that cases compacts of other shapes" Within theinvention. 1 wallthereof It will be seenthat iththe constructiontheopenin'g.- shown-and-described a dealer may keep but one type ofboxtin-stock and can "fiil this b0x With compacts,bavingihe desiredindicia nnd this ean be done in a -quick;and

spring catch 19 may be; provided and terior'face thereof and means-for;securing my hand. 1

maybe employed the base; in'- the case--so -that--it-forms --oneand,the" label is ,visi-ble through In testimony whereof- 1 have hereuntoset for secur case sothat-'iflfoi msa psirflbfth-dcase and? theidentfy-ing; means is exposed ch-roughthe '50 on0 of these-1parts being iconvex as provided -Withjan -openin'g;"surrounded by-i compact holdingbaseh'ke' secured to the exw

